Our client is currently seeking a Production Technician, who is responsible for the safe, reliable, and efficient operation of an Air Separation Process at their Modesto Plant in Modesto, CA. This is a challenging and rewarding job that requires the employee to have problem solving capabilities in mechanical, electrical, instrumentation, and production processes.

Key Responsibilities:

1.) Maintain all Safety, Quality, and Compliance activities at their plant location

2.) Start up, shutdown, and operate the production processes.

3.) Perform routine maintenance and calibrations on a variety of process equipment including centrifugal and reciprocating compressors, gas analyzers, control systems, electrical systems and process control valves

4.) Troubleshoot and repair defective equipment, electrical components, and production processes

5.) Plan and execute operations and maintenance tasks for assigned plant(s)

6.) Purchasing of materials and/or services such as contractors

7.) Monthly plant billing, documentation, reports, and other administrative duties

Working Conditions:

In this role, you must demonstrate initiative and self-motivation and be able to work with minimal supervision and be available for call outs. Also, you must be able to sit, stand, climb, walk, read, talk, see and hear, to perform the essential functions of this job. Additional activities for this job are:

• Drive a service (pickup) truck up to 2 or 3 hours per day and up to 8 hours on occasion.
• Perform office work requiring computer work and other administration duties 1 or 2 hours per day.
• Walking on flat or uneven surfaces and in areas of crushed stone on a daily basis.
• Bending, stooping, and working from elevated positions
• Use of stairs and ladders for elevated work.
• Lifting 5 to 15 LBs loads performed daily.
• Lifting 15 to 45 LBs loads intermittently.
• Lifting 45 to 75 LBs loads occasionally.
• Upper body work activities, including using wrenches, hammers, and similar hand tools
• Use of power tools such as drill and saws
• Use of volt meters and calibration devices
• Use of fingers/fine manipulation (such as instrumentation calibration.
• On Call is rotating. Must carry cell Company Cell phone and laptop for immediate availability.
  
  Qualifications:
  

• High School Degree required (Associate's degree in a technical field preferred)
• 2+ years of experience in any of the following fields is desirable but not required:
  • Air separation or similar complex process control function
  • Instrumentation and control
  • General maintenance of industrial equipment
  • Compressors and compressor maintenance
  • Industrial mechanical maintenance
  • Industrial electrical or electrician
  • Industrial Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning (HVAC)
  • Military technical fields
  • Machinist Mates, Electrician Mates, Gas Turbine Technicians, Boiler Technicians, Cryogenic Technicians.
  
  Additional Skills:
• Committed to Safety and compliant with established procedures
• Dependable and honest
• Safe driver
• Troubleshooting and diagnostics
• Use of volt-ohm meters, calibration devices, and data collectors
• Maintenance and repairs of industrial equipment
• Process understanding, process control schematic interpretation
• Computers, Microsoft applications, FIX 32, and process control computer systems
• Maintenance and compliance documentation
• Communications, both verbal and written
• Quality controls, analyzers
• Organization and time management
• Safe Work Planning
• Self-directed learning